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Giuseppe Cavo Dragone

Chair of the NATO Military Committee, NATO

2 articles · 17 August 2026 to 21 August 2026

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Reaffirmed continued military support for Ukraine during talks with Kyiv's top commander and confirmed the Military Committee's first visit to Ukraine since 2017.
Stated that Russia would lose far more than it could gain by attacking Poland or the Baltic states.

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NATO military chiefs prepare first Ukraine visit in eight years as 70 billion euro aid pledge takes shape

Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone says allies are accelerating weapons production while Kyiv shares battlefield lessons that are reshaping Alliance doctrine.

Hélène Mercier21 August 20267 min read

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Russia builds ten drone bases with NATO in range as Kyiv faces missile shortage

Satellite imagery reveals 59 launch rails across western Russia and Belarus capable of firing jet-powered Geran-4 and Geran-5 drones up to 1,000 kilometres, while Ukraine's air defences run critically low on Patriot interceptors.

Hélène Mercier17 August 20268 min read

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